Coolwoofiey - It was an Example you bombshuade - I get it - she is doing something she 'wanted' to do but in this story, Magic is dangerous and comes at price.
She should've said "Riftan, I am going to be studying magic will YOU BE FINE with me doing magic?"
the plane ticket was an example of not asking your partner and finding out 2 weeks after the booking
Wasn't that hard was it?